was not without its supporters, however. Cavett Binion from Allmovie called the film, "[a] wonderfully cheesy TV movie-of-the-week". Fraser A. Sherman felt that the film was reasonably well-made and favorably compared it to director Curtis' previous work, The Night Stalker, while also criticizing some of Curses over-the-top and unanswered plot elements. See also Earth vs. the Spider (2001 film) Citations Bibliography External links 1977 films 1977 horror films 1970s monster movies 1970s television films ABC network original films American monster movies Films about curses Films about shapeshifting Films about spiders Films directed by Dan Curtis Films set in Los Angeles American horror television films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films